Articles from:May 2025

  • June 3 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Paul Respicio

    Paul Respicio, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend his thesis titled “On the Optical Properties of the Misfit Layer Compound (PbSe)_(1+δ)(NbSe_2)_n” on Tuesday, June 3 at 11 AM, in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Maureen Reedyk, Supervisor; Christopher Homes, External Examiner (Brookhaven National Laboratory); David Crandles and Fereidoon Razavi, Committee Members.

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  • June 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Hansima Sanduni Keppetiyawa

    Hansima Sanduni Keppetiyawa, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend her thesis titled “Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide MXene for Lithium-Ion Conductive Solid-State Electrolytes” on Monday, June 2 at 11:30 AM, in WH147.

    The examination committee includes Ping Liang, Chair; Jasneet Kaur, Supervisor; Sanela Martic, External Examiner (Trent University); Maureen Reedyk and Gavin Hester, Committee Members.

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  • June 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Katayoun Etemadi Some Olyayi

    Katayoun Etemadi Some Olyayi, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Theoretical Investigation of the Electronic Structure in the Reaction Center of Acaryochloris marina” on Monday, June 2 at 11 AM, in TH253.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Divya Matta, Supervisor; Ré Mansbach, External Examiner (Concordia University); Jianbo Gao and Yifeng Li, Committee Members.

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  • June 2 – PhD Thesis Defence – Dianilo Giacometti

    Danilo Giacometti, PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Physiological and behavioural responses to temperature and humidity in fossorial amphibians” on Monday, June 2 at 11 AM, in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Diane Mack, Chair; Glenn Tattersall, Supervisor; Donald B. Miles, External Examiner (Ohio University); Toby Mündel, Internal External Examiner; Miriam Richards and Kiyoko Gotanda, Committee Members.

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  • May 20 – PhD. Thesis Defence – Oscar Villanueva

    Oscar Villanueva, a Doctoral Candidate, will defend his thesis titled “Advancing detection, genomics, and secretome analysis of oomycete pathogens Phytophthora capsici and Phytopythium vexans to explore mechanisms of pathogenesis and biocontrol solutions” on Tuesday, May 20th, 9:30 AM, in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes William Pickett, Chair; Alan Castle and Oualid Ellouz, Co-Supervisors; Edel Pérez-López, Ex

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  • May 16 – PhD. Thesis Defence – Najibeh Alizadeh

    Najibeh Alizadeh, a Doctoral Candidate, will defend her thesis titled “New Routes in Biocatalysis: Exploring the Impact of Grafting Silicones onto Proteins/Enzymes” on Monday, May 16th, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Karen Campbell, Chair; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Lu Shin Wong, External Examiner (The University of Manchester); Thad Harroun, Internal External Examiner; and Melanie Pilkington and Tony Yan, Committee Members.

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  • May 13 – PhD. Thesis Defence – Laura Voigt

    Laura Voigt, a Doctoral Candidate, will defend her thesis titled “Synthesizing new bio-inspired, siloxane-containing materials: an investigation into renewable silicone materials via the application of physical self-healing processes” on Tuesday, May 13th, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes David Butz, Chair; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Anne Ladegaard Skov, External Examiner (Technical University of Denmark); Amir Mofidi, Internal External Examiner; and Jeffrey Atkinson and Divya Matta, Committee Members.

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